Have Schalke what it takes to beat Manchester United? Honestly, no. I was asked who I wanted in the last 16 and I said Schalke. Schalke were the weakest side at that stage of the tournament and they still are. I'm not saying Schalke are rubbish but it would be bizarre to see a team who are struggling in mid-table in their own domestic championship win the Champions League.
Schalke are being carried by Raul at the moment. He's a great player and he didn't go to Germany to retire quietly. The question that we may have asked about Raul was whether he was finished physically. Personally, I thought so. But he's not finished because he has worked extremely hard, he is intelligent and he has the mentality of a winner. He knows what is required to survive at the very top. I take my hat off to him because you look at him without a shirt and you'd never think he could still be playing at the highest level.
He is extremely clever and has a winner mentality. That's why he is one of the best strikers of the 2011 Champions league.